Sermon for Proper 16, Year A, August 27, 2017
Isaiah 51:1-6 Psalm 138 Romans 12:1-8 Matthew 16:13-20 When I was in grade school my father took a trip to the Holy Lands. After I was older, my …
Sermon for Proper 18, Year A, September 10, 2017
Ezekiel 33:7-11 Psalm 119:33-40 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 A couple of weeks ago I was looking for something in the office and found a box of the St. Paul’s Pewter …
Sermon for Day of Pentecost, Year A June 4, 2017
Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104: 25-35, 37 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 20:19-23 Before the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, the disciples would sometimes argue among themselves as to which one …
Sermon for Proper 7, Year A (Track 2) June 25, 2017
“What I say to you in the dark,” Jesus says, “tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops.” When I read this verse in today’s …
Sermon for Proper 15, Year A August 20, 2017
Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 Psalm 67 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Matthew 15:21-28 Many like today’s gospel because the Canaanite woman wins the argument with Jesus. She does indeed force his hand by …
Sermon for Proper 14, Year A August 13, 2017
1 Kings 19:9-18 Psalm 85:8-13 Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14L22-13 I love the story we heard this morning from 1 Kings. There is a great deal included in it, but …
Sermon for Proper 13, Year A August 6, 2017
Exodus 34:29-35 Psalm 99 2 Peter 1:13:21 Luke 9:28-36 When I was in Jerusalem we went to Mount Tabor where tradition says today’s gospel story took place. The …
Sermon for Proper 12, Year A July 30, 2017
1 Kings 3:5-12 Psalm 119: 129-136 Romans 8:26-39 Matthew 12:31-33, 44-52 Last week I was interviewed by a reporter from the Daily Guard who asked me, “What is your …
Sermon for Proper 11, Year A July 23, 2017
Isaiah 44:6-8 Psalm 86:11-17 Romans 8:12-25 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Our reading today from Romans is what is used by some to support a theology that differs widely from my own. …
Sermon for Proper 10, Year A July 16, 2017
Isaiah 55:10-13 Psalm 65: 9-14 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Today’s gospel reading is among my favorite. Jesus tells the parable we refer to simple as the Parable of the …